Sessional pre-school in St Marychurch, Torbay
St Marychurch Pre School
The Parish Hall, Church Road, Torquay, TQ1 4QY · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Latest report published 10 March 2025. Ofsted inspected again after the inspection shown above; we'll add the new results when we next update our records.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Parish Hall, Church Road, Torquay, TQ1 4QY · More nurseries in TQ1
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Petitor Road, Hartop Road Primary School and Park Road Post Office.
Parks and playgrounds
- Tessier Gardens7 min walk
- Cary Park8 min walk
- Babbacombe Downs11 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Torbay there are about 5 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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St Marychurch Pre School is a sessional pre-school at The Parish Hall, Church Road, Torquay, TQ1 4QY, in St Marychurch, Torbay. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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| St Marychurch Pre SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 under 0.1 miles
- St Margaret's Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.1 miles
- St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.2 miles
- Abbey School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Homelands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.2 miles
- Upton St James CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 0.7 miles
- Ellacombe Church of England Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- Lift Barton Hill Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is St Marychurch Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Marychurch Pre School Good at its inspection on 23 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Marychurch Pre School take?
St Marychurch Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Marychurch Pre School?
Torre is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Marychurch Pre School?
You can call 01803 312542 and visit www.stmarychurchpreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 139478 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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